Aman holds signs referencing US President Donald Trump’s policy on Cuba, on Friday in Miami, Florida

Chipping away at Barack Obama’s legacy, US President Donald Trump cancelled his predecessor’s “one-sided” Cuba deal and put the two Cold War-era rivals on collision course again by vowing to not allow dollars to prop up Raul Castro’s “military monopoly.” Obama had announced in December 2014 that he and Castro were restoring ties and less than a year later, the US Embassy in Havana was re-opened with the then US president making a historic visit to the Communist country in 2016.

Reversing the policy of pursuing a historic detente, Trump said, “Effective immediately, I am cancelling the last administration’s completely one-sided deal with Cuba. I am announcing today a new policy just as I promised during the campaign. Our policy will seek a much better deal for the Cuban people and for the United States of America. We do not want US dollars to prop up a military monopoly that exploits and abuses the citizens of Cuba. Our new policy begins with strictly enforcing US law,” he told a cheering crowd in Miami’s Little Havana, the spiritual home of the Cuban-American community.

In Havana, Cuba’s government criticised the new restrictions on ties with the US that were announced by Trump, but reiterated its willingness to hold a “respectful dialogue” with Washington. This is the third major Obama-era accomplishment that has been reversed by Trump, who first repealed his predecessor’s signature healthcare law, Obamacare, and then went on to announce US’s withdrawal from the landmark Paris climate deal. “We will not lift sanctions on the Cuban regime until all political prisoners are freed, freedoms of assembly and expression are respected, all political parties are legalised and free and internationally supervised elections are scheduled,” Trump said.

‘Cut off Pak military aid’ A group of Muhajirs have urged the Trump administration and US Congress to cut off military sales and aid to Pakistan, citing Islamabad’s support to terrorism. “The actions of the Pakistani military establishment clearly show that they are not a trustworthy ally of the US in the war against terrorism,” the recently formed World Muhajir (refugee) Congress said in a memorandum to the Trump administration and US Congress. “Deceiving the US administration and appeasing militant outfits like Haqqani network, Taliban Quetta Shura and Al Qaeda operatives is a policy towed by ISI,” the memorandum said. There is no other option left for the US but to take unilateral military actions inside Pakistani territory to kill jihadist operatives, it argued.

Dads inspire kids: Trump The examples that fathers set and the lessons they impart about hard work, dedication to family and believing in oneself establish the moral foundation for success, US President Donald Trump has said in his Father’s Day message. “Fathers have the ability and responsibility to instill in us core values we carry into adulthood. The examples they set and the lessons they impart about hard work, dedication to family, faith in God, and believing in ourselves establish the moral foundation for success that allows us to live up to our full potential,” Trump said on Friday in a proclamation declaring June 18 as Father’s Day.

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